Education:

University of Minnesota School of Law (Juris Doctor, Cum Laude) 1988

Carleton College, Northfield, Minnesota (B.A.) 1985

Memberships:

National Association of Consumer Advocates (1994 - Present)

Consumer Attorneys of California (2002 - Present)

Santa Clara County Consumer Advisory Committee (1999 - 2000)

Consumer Advisory Committee of the State Bar of California (1996 - 1998)

Santa Clara County Bar Association (1993-Present)

Awards:

Barrister of the Year, Santa Clara County Bar Association (1996)

Lois Kittle Award, Pro Bono Project Silicon Valley (for work initiating Lawyers in the Library Program) (2002)                                                   

Reported Cases:

•Yu v. Signet Bank/Virginia, 69 Cal.App.4th 1377 (1999) (distant forum abuse by credit card company)

•Yu v. Signet Bank/Virginia, 103 Cal.App.4th 298 (2002) (distant forum abuse by credit card company)

•Rosales v. Citibank, 133 F. Supp. 2d 1177 (N.D. Cal. 2000) (Business and Professional Code Sect. 17200)

•Long v. Fidelity Water Systems, 2000 U.S. Dist LEXIS 3982, 2000 WL 760328 (Truth in Lending Act)

•Long v. Fidelity Water Systems, 2000 U.S. Dist LEXIS 7827, 2000 WL 989914 (Arbitration)

•Lin v. Universal Card Services Corporation, 238 F. Supp.2d 1147 (N.D.Cal. 2002) (California Consumer Credit Reporting Agencies Act)

•Mayo v. Dean Witter Reynolds, Inc., 258 F. Supp 2d 1097 (N.D. Cal. 2003) (Arbitration)